Dio, Giustizia Bibbia e politici: Parte 3, Introduzione
Parte terza: Lezioni politiche di Storia Ebraica
Introduzione
Israele e la legge storica
For Jews the Law is the entire Old Testament including the historical books. There was the Law as God gave it to Moses, la prescrittivo come il 10 comandamenti e la legge che Mosè interpretato durante la 40 years in the wilderness. But there was also the Law as revealed throughout Old Testament history as the Jews lived it out. We know the Jews understood the meaning of the Law by how they applied it and whether God was able to bless their application or not. In altre parole, the Jewish people where taught that the Laws of God were not only words but also deeds. One did not know if they understood the Law or not until they applied it, or actively “loved your neighbor as yourself.” In the context of the Hebrew understanding of “knowing” you “knew” the law if you could apply it to a situation, non solo citarlo.
The greatest distinction between “religion” and “faith” in the God of the Bible is that religion is by definition a set of dogma we believe in. Biblical faith is action we take because of what we believe. Believing and action cannot be divided. Another way of saying this is that moral judgments are always situational, oppure applicata e in situazioni reali, e non astrazioni morali, idee che possono essere abbracciate senza applicazione. In following God we cannot just quote “thou shall not murder” without defining what murder is and working to stop it. You cannot say, “thou shall not steal” without defining the right to own and defending private ownership. So “the Laws of God” are not abstract principles, but principles and values applied in given situations. It is a living law.
Teologia, lo studio di chi è Dio, cannot be understood in theoretical isolation. Biblically to be known and understood it must be applied. The God of the Bible does not have the slightest interest in “how many angels can stand on the head of a pin?” Because it has absolutely no application to the reality of the world He has created. God will not enter the debate over “how much you may sin and still be saved.” This is not a question the Bible seeks to answer. The whole point of the Bible is the pursuit of God and His Glory.
Quando si dice la 10 Comandamenti ci dicono di non "uccidere" e concludiamo o assumere questo significa che non possiamo essere nell'esercito, o le forze di polizia, o difendere le nostre famiglie e noi stessi da attacchi, abbiamo frainteso. Queste conclusioni sono diametralmente apposto a ciò che la Bibbia insegna circa il servizio militare e il diritto di proteggere. Queste conclusioni sono al lavoro con una definizione molto limitata di omicidio con la violenza, eliminando la più ampia discussione biblica della morte per fame a causa della cupidigia, pratiche costruttive povere a causa di una mancanza di preoccupazione, cattiva igiene e pratiche sanitarie per la produzione di alimenti, mancanza di cure mediche, ecc. If we are to understand the Law we must understand the historical application of it in Israel through the lives of the kings and the message of the prophets.
